The opening session of the program was held at the Maritime Culture Centre of the National Maritime Museum in Gdańsk. The participants presented their competition projects entitled ‘My Future with Offshore Wind’.Organizers and partners of the program presented their activities. At the exhibition “The Baltic Sea. A Sea of Green Energy”, hosted by Equinor and Polenergia, the students were introduced to the history and environment of offshore wind energy, the offshore wind farms construction process, and the implementation of the Bałtyk offshore wind projects the exhibition “The Baltic Sea. A Sea of Green Energy”, hosted by Equinor and Polenergia.

Safety is a top priority for Equinor and Polenergia, for the Bałtyk projects, and for the offshore wind industry as a whole. The first practical training session was held at the Inter Marine Education and Training Centre and focused on GWO BST – Basic Safety Training. The programme included training modules in FA (First Aid), WAH (Working at Heights), MH (Manual Handling) and FA (Fire Awareness). In addition, courses in BTT (Bolt Tightening Training) and ART (Advanced Rescue Training) were presented. Participation in the session allowed students to experience the scope of certification training required for employees in the offshore industry.

During the Offshore Expert Panel, students explored the realities of the offshore wind energy sector from the perspective of industry practitioners thanks to representatives of Equinor, Polenergia, the Polish Offshore Wind Energy Chamber, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, Hitachi Energy, Seaway7, and MEWO. The meeting presented global and Polish development scenarios as well as future trends in offshore wind energy. 

Students also learned about available career paths and employment prospects in the offshore sector, including opportunities at the Operations and Maintenance Base for the Bałtyk 2 and 3 projects in Łeba. The panel provided an opportunity to gain specialist knowledge directly from experienced managers and experts in the offshore wind industry. 

Scope

The activities of a company carrying out marine environmental reasearch in the framework of offshore wind farm projects will be presented, in particular the technical facitilies and the research methodology.

Schedule 

11.00-11.30 – Presentation of MEWO's activities, technical background and ongoing offshore projects​
11.30-13.30 – Demonstration of geophysical and geotechnical equipment used in sea surveys | Overview of the work process "from data to results" - data analysis, sample of studies | Discussing interesting examples of geophysics and marine geology​
13.30-14.00 – Discussion with experts and project members, Q&A

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